Natural hazards can turn into disasters when not managed well. An important part of disaster risk reduction is to understand how well communities are prepared for natural hazards and how well they can cope with and recover from shocks in the long-term. In this study we assess self-reported community resilience and ask what makes a community resilient, using Australia as a case study. We conducted an Australian-wide online survey which included questions related to the Conjoint Community Resiliency Assessment Measurement (CCRAM-10), a subjective indicator of community resilience, as well as questions about risk perception, well-being and self-efficacy. We found that community resilience was considered moderately high but that scores for community leadership and preparedness were low. Perceived community resilience was positively correlated with age and those with high scores for self-efficacy and well-being. There was, as expected, an inverse relationship between reliance on external support during natural hazards and self-efficacy. Our results complement previous studies which used different measures of community resilience. The results could help identify communities and community members with low capacity to prepare and recover from future natural hazards and which should be prioritised in their efforts of disaster risk management.